Biology:Metalectra

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Short description: Genus of moths

Metalectra
Metalectra discalis – Common Fungus Moth (14120710918).jpg
Metalectra discalis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Boletobiinae
Genus: Metalectra
Hübner, 1823
Synonyms
  • Homopyralis Grote, 1875
  • Stimmia Guenee, 1852

Metalectra is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Catocalinae within the families Erebidae and Noctuidae.[1][2]

Species

References

  1. Zahiri, Reza (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x. 
  2. Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (19 Mar 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys 40: 26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2182. 

Wikidata ☰ Q8009765 entry